Author:
Camille Daw
Tags:

Travel, German, Novice Mid

Travel, German, Novice Mid

About the Boise State World Languages Resource Center (WLRC) Language Activity Repository

Please Note: Many of the activities on the Pathways Project OER Repository were created by upper-division students at Boise State University and serve as a foundation that our community of practice can build upon and refine. While they are polished, we welcome and encourage collaboration from language instructors to help modify grammar, syntax, and content where needed. Kindly contact pathwaysproject@boisestate.edu with any suggestions and we will update the content in a timely manner.  — The Pathways Project

Looking for the English Version of this activity to adapt for your language? CLICK HERE

About the Boise State World Languages Resource Center (WLRC) Language Activity Repository

The activities provided by the Boise State World Languages Resource Center (WLRC) serve as foundational activities which can be adapted by any language and scaled up or down on the proficiency scale. Many of these activities offer an English Version that is “language-agnostic” to provide language instructors from around the country a platform to remix these instructional materials, infusing them with their target language and culture! The activities within the Pathways Project OER Repository seek to help students solidify their interpersonal speaking and interpretive skills through task-based situations or communicative activities. These activities should be facilitated in the target language for approximately 90% (or more), per the recommendation of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.

How to use the WLRC Repository’s Activities:

1. Use the Activity as is:

Before you begin:

  • Most activities are 30 minutes in duration, unless otherwise specified.

  • Be sure to read through the activity description, and review the list of required materials. You will notice that the activity materials are also highlighted in yellow throughout the activity instructions.

If you have any suggestions about grammar, syntax, and content, please kindly contact pathwaysproject@boisestate.edu.

2. Remix for Your Language Classroom:

When you are ready to begin remixing the activity, in order to adapt it for the needs of your language classroom, simply click the blue “Remix This Resource” button at the top of your screen. This will then take you to a screen with a NEW, editable version of this activity. The text provided in purple is a suggestion of what you might say to your students in the target language, and may be altered for different levels and age groups. All activities have “NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do” statements, a warm-up, a main activity, and a wrap-up.

Many of the activities include printable cards and other instructional materials such as Google Slideshows. If you would like to make changes to these materials for your classroom, follow the instructions below:

  • Google Slideshows:

    • To begin, go to File -> Copy to create an editable version of the slideshow.

    • Once finished with your changes, please complete the following steps to share:

    • Click on Share

    • Who Has Access

    • Ensure link sharing is on and allow external access.

  • Materials Saved as PDF: Please email pathwaysproject@boisestate.edu and we will provide you with an editable copy. Please allow up to two business days for a response. For YouTube videos and other websites, hyperlinks are provided. 

3. Adapt for Another Language:

  • See the linked English Version at the top of the activity (English Version may not be available for all activities)

About the Activity

Description:

In this activity, students will practice talking about travel and where they would like to visit. Students will pretend to be another person and respond to questions about travel as if they were that person.

Proficiency Level:

Novice Mid

Keywords:

Travel, character, person, globe, vacation

World-Readiness Standards:

  • Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.

  • Standard 1.2 Students understand and interpret spoken and written language on a variety of topics.

  • Standard 1.3 Students present information, concepts, and ideas in Spanish to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.

  • Standard 2.1 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the cultures studied.

  • Standard 3.1 Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through German

Idaho Content Standards for World Languages:

  • COMM 1.1: Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.

  • COMM 2.1: Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.

  • COMM 3.1: Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media in the target language.

  • CLTR 1.1: Analyze the cultural practices/patterns of behavior accepted as the societal norm in the target culture.

  • CLTR 1.3: Function appropriately in diverse contexts within the target culture.

  • CONN 1.1: Compare and contrast information acquired from other content areas.

  • CONN 1.2: Relate information studied in other subjects to the target language and culture.

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

  • I can make decisions based on information provided. 
  • I can discuss my own and other preferences about travel
  • I can plan activities and things to do related to travel. 

Warm Up and Main Activity

Warm-up

  1. Begin by opening the Google Slideshow and introducing the Can-do Statements for today’s activity. 

  2. Ask the students the following questions for the warm-up. 

  1. Wo seid ihr in die USA gereist?

    1. Where have you travelled in the USA?

  2. Was nehmt ihr mit, wenn ihr reist?

    1. What do you take with you when you travel?

  3. Würdet ihr lieber in einem Hotel oder Airbnb übernachten? 

    1. Would you prefer to stay at a hotel or Airbnb?

  4. Womit fahrt ihr lieber? (Mit dem Bus, mit dem Auto, mit der Bahn usw.)

    1. How do you prefer to travel? 

 

Main Activity

Hier sind vier Personen, die nach Amerika reisen wollen. Lest mal durch, um zu sehen was die Personen mögen. Ihr sollt einen perfekten Ort finden, den eure Person bestimmt mögen würde. 

 

  1. Divide students into pairs.

  2. Each pair will be assigned a person from the slideshow (Michael, Saskia, Sebastian or Jule).

  3. The students then have to come up with activities for the person to do in whichever city/state they choose.

  4. I-Pads can be used, but make it clear that they should try to use any knowledge they have about places in the USA that they have visited.

  5. The students should make sure to include where the person will be staying, what they will be doing, what they should bring, and anything else and write it on the whiteboard

  6. The students then share their responses with the group

Wrap-up

Wrap-up

Ask students the following questions to finish the lab:

  1. Wohin wollt ihr reisen?

  2. Was macht ihr, wenn ihr Urlaub habt?

  3. Was ist eure Lieblingsstadtt?

 

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

  • I can make decisions based on information provided. 
  • I can discuss my own and other preferences about travel
  • I can plan activities and things to do related to travel. 
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